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THE MANUAL OF GARDENING. 
ty-coloured flower, with waved edges, somewhat resembling the 
Tiger Lily; the flowers expand in the morning and close in the 
afternoon. It is propagated by off-sets, separated when the plant 
is withered, and re-planted immediately. 
Fraxinella, or White Litany — is a native of the south of 
France. It grows about two feet high, producing in June or July 
a white or purple flower. It likes a rich soil, but does not flower 
well till the fifth year after its sowing; after which its flowers 
are abundant and handsome, with a most delightful perfume. The 
whole plant is very elegant, its flowers abundant, and its leaves 
rich in colour and odour. It is an old favourite border flower. 
When propagated by seed it must be sown in September, either 
in the open ground, or in pans or boxes, in a rich, light, and well- 
pulverized soil, and covered to the depth of an inch. When the 
young plants come up they must be covered with long dung, or 
dry litter, during inclement weather, uncovering them during the 
day, when the weather is favourable. When they are uncovered 
in the spring, keep them clear of weeds, and water them as re- 
quired ; by the end of March let them be removed to where they 
are intended to flower, keeping the roots well earthed up and 
watered when needful. They may be propagated by dividing the 
roots when strong enough, but it must be done carefully. When 
the plant dies down in winter, it must be covered with leaves, 
dry litter, or straw, for protection. 
Fumaria, Fumatory. — There are two kinds of plant bearing 
this name; the bulbous, growing five or six inches high, produc- 
ing a purplish flower in the spring, which is propagated either by 
separating the roots in autumn, or by sowing the seed in a warm 
situation ; and the yellow idigenous, from the mountainous parts 
of England, which produces its yellow flowers both in April and 
November, and is propagated by dividing the roots. 
Galanthus, Snow Drop. — A pretty native bulbous plant, 
blowing in the earliest spring : it is a delicate white, and often is 
seen peeping above the snow. 
Gladiolus, or Corn Flag. — It is a bulbous root, propagated 
by off-sets. It may be left in the ground for two or three years, 
when it should be taken up and replanted. It is a native of the 
south of France, growing to the height of two feet. It flowers 
in June and July, bearing a red flower inclining to purple. There 
is a larger, called the superb, the flowers of which are of a bright 
scarlet, with large white spots on its lower petals; it will attain 
to three feet in height, and flowers in July and August. There 
is another handsome variety, called the psittacina which is very 
handsome, and an abundant flowerer. — It is planted on the open 
border in April or May, and removed to a dry warm place in 
October. 
Hesperis, the Rocket.— A pretty fragrant plant, nearly two 
